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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-1 ... 705421.htmDecember 28, 2018 at the airport KAZ them. S.P. Gorbunov - branch of PJSC "Tupolev"
took the first flight of a deeply modernized Tu-22M3M missile-carrier bomber.
The plane was piloted by the crew under the direction of test pilot Zhukovskaya flight test and development base Oleg Petunin.
The flight took place at an altitude of 1500 meters and lasted 37 minutes.
During the flight, the necessary checks were carried out on the updated systems and equipment installed
as part of the aircraft’s deep modernization.
According to the crew, the flight proceeded normally,
the systems and equipment worked without comment.
As part of a deep modernization, a new complex of modern digital avionics equipment was installed on the Tu-22M3M on the domestic element base.
In particular, the aircraft received new navigation, connected, sighting equipment, engine and fuel automation control, and electronic warfare equipment.
Replacing 80% of the avionics made it possible to increase the accuracy of navigation and the level of automation of aircraft control,
simplify its maintenance and pre-flight training.
The onboard radio-electronic equipment Tu-22M3M is unified with similar systems Tu-160M.
The result of this work was a significant expansion of the combat potential of the aviation complex.
The first prototype Tu-22M3M aircraft was created as part of a large-scale modernization program for strategic and long-range aviation systems,
which PJSC Tupolev currently performs.
The next stage of the program is a deep modernization
of the first batch of Tu-22M3 combat aircraft based on the results of the state joint tests.
The Tu-22M3M is a long-range multi-mode bomber,
a new modification of the Tu-22M3 with enhanced combat potential.
In total, about 500 Tu-22M aircraft of various modifications were built at the Kazan Aviation Plant.
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